®Planning appeal decision
Land at Catteshall Lane, Godalming, GU7 1DE
the ‘erection of 4 houses consisting of two pairs of 2-bedroom semi-detached houses, with parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal provides adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with respect to outlook and privacy
- the effect of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous siting and design of the dwellings within the existing car park and landscaping area, which conflicts with the development plan and is not outweighed by the housing supply benefits, even in the context of a significant five-year housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, particularly the harm to character and appearance, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of 4 additional housing units and addressing the five-year housing land supply shortfall, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy DM5, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy TD1, Policy GOD5
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.